Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-16
REJOICING EXPENSES.
Changes In she Collection OF Customs
Revenue Decided Upon.
Bv telegraph to the Dlspatcn.l

WASHINGTON. December IA reduc-
ton in the expense of collecting customs
revenue has been determined upon and
the plan prepared by assistants Secretary
Maynard, has been approved by Secre-
tary Fairchild, and will be put INFO effect.
Mr. Maynard summarizes the plan as fol-
lows:
There are ROW 1879 collection districts
in the United States. In Ga Of these the
revenues are much less than the ex-
penses. For instance there are Al dis
tricts in which the total collections do
not exceed 81, 900, while the expenditures
aggregate 800, 600. in the other 20 non
self.supportingd districts the collect;onsare
less than S25, 900 and the expenditures
amount to S52, 600. The expenditures Of
these Offices Will be reduced by 81, 49,
$50 a year, principally by dismissals, and
also by reductions of salaries in several
instances. The orders as TO these
changes, to take effect with the begin
ming Of the new year, have already been
issued. They have been made gradually
aud with due regard to the interests OF
the service.
Among the ports affected and the
amounts Of reduction are the following {:
Alexandra, Va, S1,575; Apalachicola,
81, Psi Beaufort, n. c., 81 ,427; Beau
fort, S. c., S68s; Fernandnia, Fla,
81, 1921 ; Georgetown, S. c., $685. ; Cherry
stone, Va, S2.5G2 Petersburg, Va,
s., 085 Pamlico, n. c., 81, 1913 Tappa-
hammock, Va, 2707; Brunswick, Ga,
1886 Albemarle, n. c., 81, 1872; st.
Marks, Fla, S2,3l4; Wilmington, n. G.,
S2,S00 Mobile, Ala, 1925 Shields
boro, Miss, S1,00j.
A Bank Book.Keeper's stenlInCs.
by telegraph TO the Dispatchl
PHILADELPHIA, December 15.-Joseph
Knight, book.keeper of the Manuiac-
turers National Bank, on Third street
above Market, was taken before United
States Commissioner Edwards at q
o'clock this afternoon, charged with steal
ing from the funds of the bank between
$50. 600 and $4,000. The oficersof the
bank discovered Knights deficiencies
several weeks ago. They placed the case
in the hands of the PinkertOn agency
and Knight was arrested few days ago.
The matter was kept quiet by the bank
until to-day. It is said that Knight
has been appropriating to his own
use the banks money for nearly twenty
five years. knight Was book-keeper Of
the Manufacturers Bank for thirty-iive
years. and has always been considered a
trustworthy man. John W. Molly,
president of the bank, said that he first
discovered that the books were being
falsifed on the 9Th of this month, the
balance sheet not coming out correct
within about $4,000 knight is a large
sized man with almost snow-white hair
and gray beard. He appears to be
about sixty years of age.
President Notify said after the hear
ing that Knight had for years been one
of the most trusted officers of the bank.
Although he received a salary of but
q 400 per year his wife's relations were
known to be wealthy, and no suspicion
had been aroused at the rather stylish
manner in which the embezzler had
lived. Several times Knight had been
offered promotion, but he had de-
clined to leave his old position,
as lie said that he was familiar
with Its duties, and he ala not o~so.+o
take up others. Within two years past
the. prisoner had been offered the cashier
ship of one OF the new banks, but he
had declined the place, although the
salary was several times greater than
that which he'was receiving. 1t is now
evident why these offers had been de-
clined. Had Knight left his old posi-
ton for one month certain disclosure
and disgrace would have followed him.
Molly thinks that the money defendant
took from the bank was used III his ordi-
nary household expenses and in his
family.